NCPN Career Pathways Partnership Excellence Award Application NCPN 2020 Career Pathways Partnership Excellence Award Application Contact Person Information Contact First Name * (person completing this form) Contact Last Name * (person completing this form) Organization * City * State or Province * Zip Code * Country * Afghanistan Aland Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ascension Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo (DRC) Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North Korea) Korea (South Korea) Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tristan da Cunha Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu U.S. Virgin Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Email Address * Confirm Email Address * Phone Number * Program Director Information Program Director First Name * Program Director Last Name * Title * Institution * Address * City * State or Province * Zip Code * Country * Phone Number * Fax Email Address * Confirm Email Address * Employer Partnership(s) or Companies * Pathway/Program Name * Partnership Name (if applicable) How long has the program been in existence? * Program Website (if applicable) Criteria How the program meets these criteria, 100 possible points. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT: Employers should validate curricula and credentials, help implement and/or maintain the program, and be involved with learners and/or teachers. Explain how employer partners validate curricula and credentials. 10 points possible * Explain how employer partners help implement and/or maintain the program. (indicate monetary or in-kind contributions, etc). 10 points possible * Explain how employer partners are involved with learners and/or teachers (e.g., mentors, supervisors, classroom speakers). 10 points possible * Explain how employer partners are involved with work-based learning experiences such as internships, job shadowing, and apprenticeship opportunities. 10 points possible * CURRICULUM: Curriculum organizes education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable. Explain how you use contextualized Instruction. 10 points possible * Explain how you use career ladders/lattices/roadmaps to careers: Multiple entry (including bridge program, if applicable for adult learners) and exit points (credentials, certificates, licenses, and degrees). 10 points possible * Explain how you use dual credit and credit for prior learning. 10 points possible * COUNSELING: Counseling and supportive services are a key component of career pathway programs. Counseling should support an individual’s journey through the pathway and provide “roadmaps” outlining the education and training that must be completed and credentials that must be earned to reach identified career goals. Academic and career counseling, planning, and navigation: Describe how learners (including adult learners if applicable) are assisted in developing a career and education/training plan. 10 points possible * Supportive Systems: 10 points possible * • Academic support • Social support, including referrals to resources and services • Transition planning to employment or postsecondary education • Supportive services, if applicable (i.e., childcare, transportation, and financial aid) OUTCOMES: Provide measurable learner improvement indicators. Improvement should be evident over the course of time. Provide outcomes to date for the program (e.g., grades, number of completers; job placement, enrollment in advanced education; number of certifications and degrees earned). 10 points possible * Upload your Career Pathways Course Sequence * Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum file size: 268.44MB Award recipients will be notified after June 1, 2020. Submit